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Spouse: Caroline CONLEE. James Harvey KNOX and Caroline CONLEE were married. Children were: George Ann KNOX, Henretta KNOX.
James Venard KNOX460 was born on Jan 16, 1880 in Powell County Kentucky. He died on Apr 16, 1957 in Covington Kentucky. Parents: John Thomas KNOX and Living.
Spouse: Dona Virginia CHAMBERS. James Venard KNOX and Dona Virginia CHAMBERS were married in 1907 in Kentucky. Children were: Basil KNOX, MIDA MAUD KNOX, GLADYS KNOX, LAURA KNOX, Living, ULAH KNOX, OLLIE KNOX, CHARLES FRANKLIN KNOX.
Jane KNOX was born in 1855 in Kentucky. Parents: Thomas KNOX and Nancy CENTRE.
Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.
John KNOX was born in 1833 in Kentucky. Parents: Thomas KNOX.
John Eperson KNOX1101 was born in Jul 1878 in POWELL CO., KY. He died before 1920.
I can't tell what happened from the census, but in 1920 Eperson and
Carrie's children were living with their grandfather & mother John T. &
Susan C. Knox. Perhaps they were in an accident together? Parents: John Thomas KNOX and Living.
Spouse: Carrie HANKS. John Eperson KNOX and Carrie HANKS were married on Sep 1, 1904. Children were: Living, Living.
JOHN L. KNOX579 was born about 1869 in Kentucky. William Knox
Enumeration District: 0136 Color: W
Age: 73 Birth Place: K entucky
Visit: 0121
County: Montgomery
Relation: Husband
Rel atives: Wife Annie 71, Indiana
Daughter Eddie F 36, Kentucky
Son William H 2 5, Kentucky
Granddaughter Hattie E 11, Kentucky
Grandson Woodford H 09, Kentu cky
Grandson Redman H 07, Kentucky
Son John L 41, Kentucky
Son Raymond 49, K entucky Parents: William Wilford KNOX and ANNE CONLEY.
John Thomas KNOX460 was born on Nov 28, 1838 in Powell Co, KY. He died in Kentucky. John Knox was a Doctor, he servered in the civil war as an assistant surgeon for the confederate.
John Knox
Unit:
Gen And Staff Officers, Corps, Division And Brigade Staffs, Non-com.
Staffs And Bands, Enlisted Men, Staff Deparpment
Rank In:
Actg. Asst Surgeon
National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record:
000818, 0014, 00000800
Fought for: (U = Union, C = Confederate) Parents: George KNOX and Rebeca L. HOLMES.
Spouse: Armina HANKS. Children were: Dr. Calvin C. KNOX, Dr. Algin T. KNOX, Living, Dr. Melvin Lawrence KNOX, George M. KNOX, Van C. KNOX.
Spouse: Living. John Thomas KNOX and Susan KELLY were married on Jun 10, 1875 in Kentucky. Children were: James Venard KNOX, Albert KNOX, John Eperson KNOX, Living.
KEVIN FRANKLIN KNOX643 was born on Mar 17, 1953 in Kentucky. He died on Jun 7, 1953 in Kentucky. HE IS BURIED IN EVERGREEN CEMETERY, SOUTHGATE, KENTUCKY, LOT 70 Parents: CHARLES FRANKLIN KNOX and RUTH HECK.
Living. Parents: Benjamin Franklin KNOX and Living.
LAURA KNOX643 died 1985 ? in NEWPORT, KENTUCKY. She was born in 1913. SHE MARRIED HARRY WISE AND HAD ONE CHILD: ROBERT (BOBBY) WISE. Parents: James Venard KNOX and Dona Virginia CHAMBERS.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.
LILLIE U. KNOX579 was born in 1895 in POWELL, KY. She died on Feb 12, 1964 in POWELL, KY.
> > >LILLY LYLE DOD 2-12-1964
> > >JOHN LISLE DOD 10-21-1974
> > >ALGIN T. KNOX DOD 3-26-1930
> > >LENA SPENCER DOD 7-5-1995
SHE MARRIED JOHN S. LYLE OF FURNANCE, ESTILL COUNTY, KY WHO D. OCTOBER 21, 1974. THEY HAD ONE CHILD: JOSE PH S. LYLE (LEXINGTON. HE HAD TWO CHILDREN: JOE ERIC LYLE AND JANET KAY LYLE
MRS. LYLE, 69, TAKEN BY DEATH
Mrs. Lilly Knox Lyle, 69, wife of John S. Lyle, died at 9:30 a. m. today at her home, 114 S. Burns Ave. A native of Powell County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. A. T. and Alice McDonald Knox. She was a member of the First Christian Church and the Woman's Christian Missionary Society. Desides her husband, she is survived by a son, Joseph S. Lyle, Lexi ngton; a brother, Dr. J. F. Knox, Stanton; a sister, Mrs. H. Ray Shear, Winchester, and two grandchildren, Joe Eric Lyle and Janet Kay Lyle, both of Lexington . Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the Scobee Funeral H ome by the Rev. Allen C. Garner. Burail will be in the Machpelah Cemetery, Mt. Sterling.
The body is at the funeral home where friends may call after 10 a.m Thursday.
Apparently A. T. Knox was married twice...first to Mary Martin and to ALice McDonald in 1893
Parents: Dr. Algin T. KNOX and Living.
Spouse: JOHN S. LYLE. Children were: Living.
Living. Parents: Dr. Algin T. KNOX and Living.
Living. Parents: Crittendon KNOX.
Marian KNOX was born in 1849 in Kentucky. Parents: Thomas KNOX and Nancy CENTRE.
Mary A (Polly) KNOX was born in 1841 in Kentucky. Parents: Thomas KNOX.
Mary Polly
KNOX was born on Aug 15, 1830. She died on Feb 14, 1889 in Powell
Co. KY. Was burried on Feb 14, 1889 in Powell Co. KY.1250 Parents: George
KNOX and Rebeca L. HOLMES.Spouse: George SEE. George SEE and Mary Polly KNOX were married on Aug 7, 1851 in Montogomery Co., KY. Children were: Mandia SEE, Sarah Elizabeth SEE, Viola SEE, Rosa S. SEE, Granville Pearl SEE, Wakefield SEE, Dr. Sherman SEE, Nance May SEE, Grant SEE.
Dr. Melvin Lawrence KNOX176 died WFT Est. 1900-1959.177 He was born in Feb 1868 in POWELL CO., KY.177 He worked in/as in Doctor.177 Parents: John Thomas KNOX and Armina HANKS.
Spouse: Laura A. BAKER. Dr. Melvin Lawrence KNOX and Laura A. BAKER were married in 1895.177 Children were: Mila C. KNOX.
MIDA MAUD KNOX643 was born in 1909. She died in 1997 in NEWPORT, KENTUCKY. SHE MARRIED HERBERT WILLIAM TIPTON B. 1910 - D. 1953
THEY HAD 4 CHILDREN:
1. FAYE TIPTON B. 1934 - D. STILL ALIVE
2. JAMES ROBERT TIPTONM B. 1936 - D. STIL L ALIVE
3. WILLIAM LESLEY TIPTON B. 1937 - D. 1940
4. DOROTHY ELLEN TIPTON B. 1939 - D. STILL ALIVE Parents: James Venard KNOX and Dona Virginia CHAMBERS.
Spouse: HERBERT WILLIAM TIPTON. Children were: Living, Living, WILLIAM LESLEY TIPTON, Living.
Mila C. KNOX176 died WFT Est. 1896-1989.177 She was born in Mar 1895.177 Parents: Dr. Melvin Lawrence KNOX and Laura A. BAKER.
Milah KNOX440 was born on Nov 30, 1901 in Estill Co, Kentucky, USA.440 She died on Jun 9, 1936 in Stanton, Powell Co, Kentucky, USA.440 Parents: Ruford KNOX and Emma WIREMAN.
Spouse: Herman CARROLL. Children were: Lillian Velma CARROLL.
OLLIE KNOX643 was born in 1922 in NEWPORT, KENTUCKY. OLLIE KNOX died in 1926 in NEWPORT, KENTUCKY. CHILD DIED AT AGE 4, CAUSES UNKNOWN Parents: James Venard KNOX and Dona Virginia CHAMBERS.
Living. Parents: Dr. Algin T. KNOX and Living.
Overton KNOX was born in 1872 in Powell Co, Kentucky. Parents: George W KNOX and Elizabeth Jane CENTERS.
Living was born in 1915 in Kentucky. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Nickname] Parents: James Venard KNOX and Dona Virginia CHAMBERS.
Spouse: Living. A living couple were married in 1945 in Kentucky. Children were: Living, Living.
Living. Parents: John Thomas KNOX and Living.
Living. Parents: CHARLES FRANKLIN KNOX and RUTH HECK.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.
Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.
RAYMOND KNOX579 was born about 1861 in Kentucky. He died on Nov 14, 1943 in Montgomery Co., KY. Knox, Raymond
Volume: 51 Certificate: 25382
Death Date: 14 Novembe r, 1943 Death Place: Montgomery
Age: 083 Residence: Montgomery
W illiam Knox
Enumeration District: 0136 Color: W
Age: 73 Birth Place: Ke ntucky
Visit: 0121
County: Montgomery
Relation: Husband
Rela tives: Wife Annie 71, Indiana
Daughter Eddie F 36, Kentucky
Son William H 25 , Kentucky
Granddaughter Hattie E 11, Kentucky
Grandson Woodford H 09, Kentuc ky
Grandson Redman H 07, Kentucky
Son John L 41, Kentucky
Son Raymond 49, Ke ntucky Parents: William Wilford KNOX and ANNE CONLEY.
Living. Parents: CHARLES FRANKLIN KNOX and RUTH HECK.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.
Living was born in 1947.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.
Robert KNOX was born in 1828 in Stanton, Powell, Ky. He died in 1868. Parents: Thomas KNOX and Living.
Spouse: Mary Jane FRENCH. Robert KNOX and Mary Jane FRENCH were married on Jun 8, 1854. Children were: Elizabeth French KNOX, Amanda KNOX, William Thomas KNOX, Henretta KNOX, Dora KNOX.
Roda KNOX was born in 1861 in Powell Co, Kentucky. Parents: George W KNOX and Elizabeth Jane CENTERS.
Living.
Spouse: Living.
Ruford KNOX440 died in 16 in Powell Co, Kentucky, USA.440 He was born in Feb 1873 in Powell Co. Kentucky, USA.440 Parents: George W KNOX and Elizabeth Jane CENTERS.
Spouse: Emma WIREMAN. Children were: Milah KNOX.
Sarah KNOX was born in 1842 in Kentucky. Parents: Thomas KNOX.
Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Sid KNOX was born in 1887 in Powell Co, Kentucky. Parents: George M. KNOX and LILLIE.
Spicy G. KNOX was born on Apr 1, 1893 in Powell County, Kentucky. She died WFT Est. 1919-1987. Parents: Crittendon KNOX.
Children were: Living, Living, Living.
Living was born in 1968 in FT. THOMAS, KENTUCKY. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.
Thomas KNOX579,1402 was born in 1770 in SETTLED IN INDIAN FIELD, CLARK COUNTY, KY. He died in 1840. Tommy and Betsy are remembered by some as the parents of George Knox (great grandfather to Ova Knox) Some say Tommy was a brother of George both could be true but no one is sure. It is said that they first settled at Indian Fields in Clark County. George then settled and lived on South Fork of Red river in Powell county . He married Rebecca Holmes in 1829. They had 9 children which are named on the family tree. These names were taken from an old Bible owned by one of Uncle Harve's grand daughters. George and Rebecca are buried at the old home place. Uncle Sid (the youngest) lived at the old home place until he died. It then passed into other hands outside the family.
EASTERN KENTUCKY PIONEERS
By
Harry W. Mills
KNOX FAMILY(1)
At a time many hears ago, three brothers named Knox left their native Scotland and came to America. One settling in Massachusetts, one in Michigan, and one in Tennessee. One of ese brothers was the ancestor of the wife of President James K. Polk, while the City of Knoxville, Tennessee was named in honor of the family. A descendant, Thomas Knox, came to Indian Fields, Clark County, Kentucky, as a hunter and later moved to a region of the state where game was more plentiful. His son, George Knox, settled in what is now Powell County, Kentucky; he married and among his children was a son, John Knox, who spent his long life in Powell County. His wife was Arminda Hanks, a relative of Nancy Hanks, the mother of Abraham Lincoln; six children were born to them. After the death of his first wife in middle life, he married secondly, and was the father of four children. Four of the sons of John Knox became physicians, namely: Dr. Calvin C. Knox of Bowen, Ky.: Dr. Melvin L. Knox of Torrent, Ky., Dr. A. T. Knox of Clark County, Ky.; and Dr William O. Knox of Montgomery County, Ky.
KNOX FAMILY (2)
Dr. A. T. Knox, son of John T. Knox, and grandson of pioneer, Thomas Knox, was born in Powell County, Ky., Dec. 11, 1863; married 1st Alice Baker, and had issue: Armina Knox, married Rev. Ray Shear, a Presbyterian minister; Dr. John F. Knox, of Mt. Sterling; and Lillie U. Knox, who Married John S. Lyle, of Furnance, Estill County, Ky. After the death of his life, A. T. Knox attended the Kentucky School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky., and graduated with the class of 1894. Dr. A. T. Knox married 2nd Mrs. Mary Maxwell, nee Martin, widow of George A. Maxwell, a cousin of Dr. Knox.
Marriage Bonds from Clark County
Compiled by Dr. George Doyle in the 1920's
Knox, Easter, and James Taylor; surety, William Knox 1805 Dec 25
Knox, (Ha nnah) William, and Richard Bean; surety; William Knox 1806 Oct 17
Knox, Orph a, daughter William Knox (consent), and Joseph Douglass; surety, William Knox 1 803 Nov 28
Knox, Peggy, and Thomas Lane; surety, William Knox 1806 Aug 26
Knox, Thomas, and Elizabeth Dewitt, daughter Peter Dewitt (consent);surety, Mo ses Tredway 1799 Apr 15
Tommy and Betsy are remembered by some as the parents of GEORGE AND ROBERT KNOX. mar riage bonds issued in clark county from 1793 to 1850; Thomas Knox is among the m. the dates listed after the bonds are the bond date; actual date of marriage may differ.
Spouse: Living. Thomas KNOX and Jane TREADAWAY were married on Nov 14, 1808 in Montgomery County, KY.
Spouse:
Living. Thomas KNOX and Elizebeth DEWITT
were married in Apr 1799 in Clark Co., KY. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE:
Marr Bond]944 THE LOOK-OUT
(newspaper magazine article)
Notable Southern Families
THE KNOX FAMILY
By Mrs. Oscar Barthold, Weatherford, Texas
GENERAL KNOX
From Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, by Sir Bernard Burke.
Vol. 1, page 1, 1127 Lineage John Knox, the Reformer. "This would now appear
to be the direct representative line of the ancient family of Knox, the founder
of that name Adamus, son of Uchtred, who married Sybella daughter of Walter,
High Steward of Scotland, ancestor of the royal house of Stuart, obtained from
the High Stewart, temp; Alexander ll. Ranfurlie, Grieft castle, Craigend, etc.
in the Barony and County of Renfrew."
The descendants of Adamus assumed the Surname of Knox, derived, according
to "Patronymic Brittanica," page 182 from lands of Knocks, or
Knox: "Knock" being Gaelic for a round-top hill. For many generations
they were seated at the Castle of Ranfurlie, the remains of which lie between
.Glasgow and Greenock.
Descent of Adamus from Uchtred, the second son of Walter, Earl of Dunbar, the
son of Cospatrick, Earl of Northumberland, and afterward Earl of Dunbar,
in Scotland, who died 1069. He was a descendant of Maldred, Prince of the
Isles, and brother of Duncan II, King of Scotland, by Algitha daughter of Ucter,
Earl of Northumberland.
LINEAGE
Adamus had a son, Johanne del Cnok, who married Isabel, daughter and co-heir
of Robert, Lord Ros o1 Werke; who had a son, Uchtred de Knocks, who had a son,
John do Knocks, who by his wife the only child of Sir Robert Maxrell, of Calderwood,
by Elizabeth the co-heiress of Sir Robert Demiss had two sons, Uchtred and William
Knocks who married Jean Sinclair of high lineage.
William Knocks, Son of John de Knocks, married Jean Sinclair and had two
sons, William Knox, junior, whose descendants are the Coleraine Knox family
and John Knox, the Reformer. Both these sons are represented through their descendents
in the Tennessee family of Knox. John Knox married twice but has no descendants
to the male line. William Knox also married and the family by the nave Knox
descends from him. Children were: George
KNOX, Robert KNOX, Thomas KNOX.
Thomas KNOX was born in 1803 in Kentucky. Parents: Thomas KNOX and Living.
Children were: John KNOX, George W KNOX, Mary A (Polly) KNOX, Sarah KNOX, Henry KNOX, Caroline KNOX.
Spouse: Nancy CENTRE. Thomas KNOX and Nancy CENTRE were married on Nov 13, 1835 in Estill Co, Kentucky, USA.276 Children were: Marian KNOX, Arminta KNOX, Benjamin Franklin KNOX, Jane KNOX.
ULAH KNOX643 was born 1918 (OR 1920?). She died in 1993. SHE MARRIED DONALD DANIELS AND HAD TWO CHILDREN.
1. ELEN DANIELS
2. ROSA DANI ELS Parents: James Venard KNOX and Dona Virginia CHAMBERS.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.
Van C. KNOX176 died WFT Est. 1875-1964.177 He was born in 1874.177 Parents: John Thomas KNOX and Armina HANKS.
Living was born. She worked in/as. Parents: John Eperson KNOX and Carrie HANKS.
Living. Parents: Benjamin Franklin KNOX and Living.
WILLIAM H. KNOX579 was born about 1885 in Kentucky. He died on Jul 4, 1955 in Fayette Co., KY. Knox, William H
Volume: 27 Certificate: 13302
Death Date: 4 July, 19 55 Death Place: Fayette
Age: 076 Residence: Estill
William Knox
Enumeration District: 0136 Color: W
Age: 73 Birth Place: Kentucky
V isit: 0121
County: Montgomery
Relation: Husband
Relatives: Wife Annie 71, Indiana
Daughter Eddie F 36, Kentucky
Son William H 25, Kentucky
Granddaughter Hattie E 11, Kentucky
Grandson Woodford H 09, Kentucky
Grandson Redman H 07, Kentucky
Son John L 41, Kentucky
Son Raymond 49, Kentucky Parents: William Wilford KNOX and ANNE CONLEY.
Living. Parents: Dr. Algin T. KNOX and Living.
Living. Parents: John Thomas KNOX and Armina HANKS.
William Thomas KNOX579 was born in 1861 in Stanton, Powell, Ky.
William Thomas Knox
Birth: 1861-- Powell, Stanton, KY
Death:
--
Spouse: Betty Oldson
Parents: Robert Knox, Mary Jane Frenc h Parents: Robert KNOX and Mary Jane FRENCH.
Spouse: Living.
